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French Literature, History and Philosophy A fine group of 33 titles, 1610-1954, many in fine or contemporary bindings, in fine condition (tiny exceptions noted) as follows: Rapin, Nicolas. Les Oeuvres Latines et Francoises. [With:] Les Vers mesurez. Paris: chez Olivier de Varennes, 1610. 2 parts in one volume, 8vo, engraved royal arms on title, woodcut headpieces and decorative initials; tiny tear in top margin of title mended. Red morocco, triple-fillet border, spine richly gilt, edges gilt, dentelles, by Capé. Bookplate of Marigues de Champ Repus. — Perrault, Charles. Contes des Fées … Nouvelle Édition. Paris: chez Lamy, 1781. 8vo, half-title, engraved frontispiece and chapter vignettes. Contemporary mottled calf, triple-fillet border, spine gilt, marbled edges; joints worn, in a modern calf chemise and slipcase. — Florian, Jean Pierre Claris de. Galatée, Roman Pastoral; imité de Cervantes … Édition ornée de Figures en couleur, d’après les Dessins de M. Monsiau. Paris: chez Defer de Maisonneuve, 1793. Folio, hand-colored engraved plates; a few light spots. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt roll-tooled border, spine gilt, edges gilt, by Partessier; a few mended scrapes. — Malherbe, François de. Poésies. Paris: Didot l’ainé, 1815. 8vo, half-title; a few spots. Citron morocco, gold tooled frames with inlaid red morocco pieces at four corners and green inlaid medallion in center of both covers, spine and edges gilt, by Thouvenin, in a solander case. — Maupassant, Guy de. Deux Contes, Le Vieux, La Ficelle. Quatre-vingt quatre petites compositions dessinées et gravée sur bois par Auguste Lepère Paris: Lepère for the Société Normande du Livre Illustré, 1907. 8vo, half-title with limitation on verso, tinted woodcut text illustrations. Maroon morocco, gilt-tooled interlace frame, spine gilt, tan morocco doublures, maroon silk endleaves, edges gilt, original wrappers bound in, in a slipcase, by E. Maylander. No. 75 of 120. Ray, French, 330. — Nodier, Charles. Mélanges tirés d’Une Petite Bibliothèque. Paris: chez Crapelet, 1829. 8vo, half-title. Later tan half-calf, spine tooled in blind, plain edges. Bookplate of A. Kuhnholtz. — Courteline, Georges. La Vie de Caserne. Compositions originales de Henri Dupray. Paris: [Charles Hérissey in Evreux for] Emile Testard, 1896. 8vo, half-title, plates and text illustrations. Red three-quarter morocco, original wrappers bound in, with ALS, calling card, and postcard, signed by the author tipped in. — Chants et Chanson Populaires de la France. Première [-Troisième] Série. Paris: H. L. Delloye, 1843-1844. 3 volumes, large 8vo, steel-engraved illustrated borders and text illustrations, music; some light browning and spotting. Later rose calf, blind- and gilt-tooled in a panel design with blindstamped central medallion in a lozenge, edges gilt, dentelles, in slipcases, original illustrated wrappers bound in, by Canape & Corriez. — Duhamel, Georges. Fables de mon Jardin. Paris: [Marc Texier at Poitiers for] Mercure de France, 1936. 8vo, half-title, green three-quarter morocco, original wrappers bound in. No. 17 of 22 on japon. — Huysmans, Joris-Karl. Trois Eglises. Eaux-fortes originales de Ch. Jouas. Paris: René Kieffer, 1920. Large 8vo, half title, etched plates, text within decorative borders. Purple morocco, gilt-ruled border, spine gilt, edges gilt, dentelles, red silk doublures and endleaves, gilt edges, original wrappers bound in, in a chemise and slipcase, by E. Maylander. No. 47 of 30 with three states of etchings. — Huysmans, Joris-Karl. Les Soeurs Vatard. Illustrées de Vingt-huit Compositions dont cinq hors texte en couleurs par J.F. Raffaëlli. Paris: A. Ferroud, 1909. Folio, title printed in red and black, etched plates and illustrations. Brown morocco, gilt-ruled border, frame comprised of inlaid citron and maroon morocco, green morocco doublures with red inlaid frame, silk endleaves, original wrappers bound in, in a slipcase, by Noulhac “1912”. No. 44 of 30 containing etchi